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LOT 0908
Luristan Bronze Hair Pin Collection
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 - 5 3/4 in. (55 grams total, 10-14.5 cm).
With poppy-shaped head and flared collar beneath, one with balustered finial. [5]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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